Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Participants -- 1. Physical Calorimetry and Instrumentation -- 1.1 The Microcalorimetric Study of Catalytic Reactions / Gravelle, P. -- 1.2 Ballistic Measurements with the Batch Microcalorimeter / Tumerman, L. / Zidovezki, R. -- 1.3 Development and Properties of Caloric Systems for Substrate Determinations with Immobilized Enzymes / Krisam, G. / Schmidt, H.-L. -- 1.4 The Application of a Heat Transport Model for the Assessment of Regional Blood Flow and Regional Metabolic Heat Production in Dog Myocardium / Müller-Schauenburg, W. / Benzing, H. -- 2. Biochemical Calorimetry -- 2.1. Hydration and Thermal Stability of a-Lactalbumin. A Calorimetrie Study / Rüegg, M. / Moor, U. / Lukesch, A. / Blanc, B. -- 2.2 Comparative Studies of the Formation of Magnesium, Manganese and Cobalt Complexes with ATP Using Potentiometric and Calorimetric Techniques / Ragot, M. / Sari, J.C. / Galea, J. / Ferroni, G. / Belaich, J.P. -- 2.3 Microcalorimetric Experiments on Cell Free-Protein Biosynthesis / Berthe-Corti, L. -- 2.4 Enthalpy Changes in Reactions of Messenger-RNA Turnover / Tumerman, L. / Ric, S. -- 3. Microbiological Calorimetry -- 3. Microbiological Calorimetry / Beezer, A.E. -- 3.2 Calorimetric Studies of Yeast Metabolism under Nongrowing Conditions / Fujita, T. / Nunomura, K. -- 3.3 Microcalorimetric Measurements of the Heat Production in Partially Synchronous Cultures of Baker's Yeast / Brettel, R. -- 3.4 Quantitative Relation between Heat Production and Weight during Growth of Microbial Cultures / Schaarschmidt, B. / Zotin, A.I. / Lamprecht, I. -- 3.5 Calorimetric Studies of Lactic Acid Bacteria and the Effect of 2, 4-Dinitrophenol on their Catabolic Regulation / Monk, P. / Forrest, W. / Wadsö, I. -- 4. Calorimetry of Organs -- 4.1 Calorimetrie Investigations on Animai Suborganisms: Organites, Tissues and Isolateci Organs / Boivinet, P. -- 4.2 Calorimetrie Studies of Muscle and Muscle Proteins / Woledge, R.C. -- 4.3 Calorimetric Investigations of Metabolic Regulation in Human Skin / Anders, A. / Welge, G. / Schaarschmidt, B. / Lamprecht, I. / Schaefer, H. -- 4.4 Organperfusion in a Calvet Microcalorimeter: Adaptation of a Process Computer to an Experimental Arrangement Especially Designed for this Purpose / Baisch, F. -- 5. Medical Calorimetry -- 5.1 Applications of Microcalorimetry in the Medical Field / Wadsö, I. -- 5.2 Microcalorimetric Measurements of Heat Production in Human Erythrocytes with a Batch Calorimeter / Trumpa, M. / Wendt, B. -- 5.3 Characterization of the Mode of Action of Tetracyclines Using Microcalorimetry / Semenitz, E. / Tiefenbrunner, F. -- 5.4 Whole Body Calorimetry / Jequier, E. -- 6. Ecological Calorimetry -- 6.1 Thermodynamic Considerations of Invertebrate Anoxibiosis / Gnaiger, E. -- 6.2 Microcalorimetric Investigations of Aquatic Biotopes / Tiefenbrunner, F. -- 6.3 Combustion Heat in Ecological Energetics. What Sort of Information can be Obtained? / d'Oleire-Oltmanns, W. -- 6.4 Energy Flow and Efficiency Differences in Plants and Plant Communities / Lieth, H. -- Index -- Backmatter